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Russians Rally in Support of US Adoption Ban

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Pro-Kremlin activists staged a rally in central Moscow on Saturday to urge the government to extend a ban on US families adopting Russian children to all foreign nationals.

Pro-Kremlin activists staged a rally in central Moscow on Saturday to urge the government to extend a ban on US families adopting Russian children to all foreign nationals.

© RIA Novosti . Ramil SitdikovPro-Kremlin activists staged a rally in central Moscow on Saturday to urge the government to extend a ban on US families adopting Russian children to all foreign nationals.
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Pro-Kremlin activists staged a rally in central Moscow on Saturday to urge the government to extend a ban on US families adopting Russian children to all foreign nationals.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Filippov / Go to the mediabankThe rally came some two months after Russia’s ban on US nationals adopting its children came into force.
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The rally came some two months after Russia’s ban on US nationals adopting its children came into force.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Filippov / Go to the mediabankSome 12,000 pro-Kremlin activists, according to police, took part in the rally.
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Some 12,000 pro-Kremlin activists, according to police, took part in the rally.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Filippov / Go to the mediabankAmong them were representatives of more than 80 organizations, including the United Russia party, the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, the Party of Pensioners and others.
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Among them were representatives of more than 80 organizations, including the United Russia party, the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, the Party of Pensioners and others.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil SitdikovThe rally was organized by the All-Russia Parents Resistance organization.
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The rally was organized by the All-Russia Parents Resistance organization.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThe participants were carrying placards, blue balloons and even Orthodox icons and chanting slogans: "Russia Without Orphans," "Protect the Children," "Save the Family" and others.
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The participants were carrying placards, blue balloons and even Orthodox icons and chanting slogans: "Russia Without Orphans," "Protect the Children," "Save the Family" and others.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei FilippovMedia reports said that advertisements had appeared online ahead of the march offering around $20 for people to attend the rally. Rally organizers dismissed the reports as a “provocation” by their “many enemies.”
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Media reports said that advertisements had appeared online ahead of the march offering around $20 for people to attend the rally. Rally organizers dismissed the reports as a “provocation” by their “many enemies.”
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankRussia has long expressed concern over the treatment of Russian adoptees in the United States, where around 20 children have died in the care of their US families through negligence or domestic violence since 1991. US families have adopted some 60,000 children in that time.
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Russia has long expressed concern over the treatment of Russian adoptees in the United States, where around 20 children have died in the care of their US families through negligence or domestic violence since 1991. US families have adopted some 60,000 children in that time.
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